Carlos Soublette

Carlos Soublette (15 December 1789-11 February 1870) was the President of Venezuela from 1837 to 1839 and 1843 to 1847.

Biography
Soublette was born in Vargas State in present-day Venezuela, with his parents originally from Tenerife. Soublette joined the cavalry as a standard bearer in 1810 and in 1812 he led Republican forces that fought against Domingo de Monteverde's Royalist army. He was captured by the Royalists, but in 1813 was released, and joined Simon Bolivar in his first liberation of Venezuela in 1814. He later fought in the 1819 Battle of Boyaca, among other battles.

After the South American Wars of Liberation came to a close in 1826, Soublette entered politics. He succeeded Jose Maria Carreno as President of Venezuela in 1837; he lost office to Jose Antonio Paez in 1839 but was reelected in 1843. He served until 1847, and died in Caracas at the age of 83.